Vermilion Range (Alberta)

The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park, Canada.

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.

[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

[6] Based on the Köppen climate classification, the range experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.

[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).